Ironing-table.



No. 628,332. Patented July 4, I899.

A; JOSEPHS.

IRONING TABLE.

(Application filed oct. 3, 1898.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AD OLF J OSEPHS, OF SCRANTON, PENN SYLVANIA ASSIGNOR OF TWVO-FIFTHS TO MAX ROSENBLUTH, OF WILKES-BARBIE, PENNSYLVANIA.-

lRONlNG-TABLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 628,332, dated July 4, 1899.

Application filed October 3, 1898.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ADOLF J OSEPHS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Scranton, in the county of Lackawanna and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing-Tables;

' ing-tables which are adapted to be folded up and set away when not in use; and the objects of the invention is to furnish a more convenient form for such table to render it strong and more serviceable generally.

To this end the invention consists of the novel arrangement, construction, and combination of the several parts, as herein set forth, and illustrated in the-accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my device when it is ready for use, showing the operation of its parts by dotted lines. Fig. 2 is an under side view of the table when folded up to be set away. Fig. 3 is a detail view of one of the braces. Fig.

4 is a detail view of the brace used in varying the height of the table. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the dog used to hold the brace shown in Fig. 4 in engagement with the frame member B.

' Similar letters of reference refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

A'designates the top or ironing-board of the table, which is narrowed at one end and adapted to be placed on the inside of tubiform garments'when they are to be ironed. The top A is supported by the frafne members 13,0, and D, the member 0 being hinged at L and adapted to be thrown forward, as shown in Fig. 1, when a tubiform garment is to be placed on the board. The stud P is arranged to prevent it from falling too far. \Vhen the board is to be laid away, themembers O and D fold up fiat in line with the Serial No. 692,566. (No model.)

member B against the under side of the board. The support G is adapted to hold the top in a horizontal position when the member 0 is thrown down,.but folds in line with the member B when the board is to be set away. The frame member B is hinged to the top by means of bolts or screws M M, attaching it to the cross-piece O, which is rigidly secured to the under side of board A. The supportingblock G is secured between the two strips of the member B and is hinged by means of screws or bolts N N, which permit it to be turned upward or downward, as required, and one of the bolts passes .through the'eye n of the dog H, permitting the dog to turn with or without the block turning. The brace F, having its ends f f secured in holes in the frame member D, slides over the upper edges of both strips of the frame member B and is adapted to engage with the notches b bin both of the strips for the purpose of regulating the height of the table. Notches h h of .the dog H are adapted to coincide with the notches b b, so that the brace F may be secured in either of the notches by pressing the dog into engagement with it. There is a notch in the dog H corresponding to each pair of notches on the strips of the frame member B. The table is strengthened against lateral swaying by means of the cross-braces E E, which have sharpened ends e e, adapted to be driven into the wooden frame member D, crossing each other, so as to brace in both directions. Near the narrow end of the top A are notches I I and K K, with which the ends c c of the member 0 are adapted to engage in the several adjustments of the-table.

The operation is readily understood. When it is desired to make the table lower, the brace F is dropped into the rearmost notches I), thus putting the frame'member D in the position shown by dotted lines. The member 0 is then made to engage with the, notches K nearer the smaller end of the board. Any desired number of adjustments may readily be provided by cutting additional notches in the member B and on the under side of the table-- top in the vicinity of the notches I and K. When it is desired to place a tubiform garment on the table-top, it isnecessary that the member G be turned up, as shown in full lines in Fig. 1.

WVhat I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The herein-described ironing-table comprising the ironing-board A with the frame members B and D hinged thereto at its larger end, and the frame member 0 hinged to the opposite end of the member B, the members D and 0 adapted to swing in such relation as to form the supports of the table in combination with the supplemental support G hinged to the frame member B, the brace F-hinged to the frame member D and adapted to engage in notches on the upper sides of the strips thereof and adapted to be held into engagement by the dog H, the dog H pivoted to the frame member B and adapted to be thrown into and out of engagement with the said brace F, and all the members adapted to be folded flat against the ironing-board when not in use, substantially as specified.

2. In an ironing-table the ironing-board A, the frame members suitably connected therewith, the support G and dog H hinged from a common point, the brace F hinged to one of the frame members and extending to and embracing the other and adapted to engage in notches on the said other member and to be held into engagement by means of the dog H, substantially as specified.

3. In an ironing-table ofthe kind described the ironing-board A, the frame members B and D hinged thereto at its larger end, the frame member 0 hinged to the opposite end of the member B adapted to swing out of the way to permit of the adjustment to the ironing-board of tubiform garments, the stop P arranged so as to prevent the member 0 from swinging out of position too far, the members 0 and D adapted to form the regular supports of the ironing-board, and a supplementary support G hinged to the frame member B, the braces E E adapted to stiifen the member I) and the brace F hinged to the member D and reaching forward and encompassing the member B and adapted to engage with notches on the upper sides of the strips of the said member B, and to be held into engagement with said notches by means of the dog H, the dog H hinged from a common point with the supplemental support G and having notches corresponding with the several pairs of notches in the frame member B and adapted to engage with a part of the brace F and hold it into engagement with the notches in the said frame member.B for the purpose of adjusting the ironing-table to different heights, substantially as specified.

v In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ADOLF JOSEPI'IS.

Witnesses:

A. G. McHALE, A. J. BRANDA. 

